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27.08.2025

The day Mitsubishi's offshore wind withdrawal costs became clear

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 27.08.2025.

It displays 34 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

27.08.2025 ⇢ The day Mitsubishi's offshore wind withdrawal costs became clear
⌹Japanese media on 2025-08-27 extensively detailed Mitsubishi Corporation's withdrawal from offshore wind projects, building on the previous day's reports. Early reports confirmed the forfeiture of a 20 billion yen deposit and temporary bid suspension for its alliance. By mid-morning, Mitsubishi officially announced its exit, with its president stating construction costs had more than doubled original plans. This development further highlighted challenges in Japan's renewable energy strategy and underscored broader hesitancy regarding expensive energy initiatives. Concurrently, SOMPO Holdings' significant acquisition of the US insurer Aspen for approximately 500 billion yen ($3.4-3.5 billion) emerged as a prominent financial story, signaling a strategic move into global growth markets like professional liability and cyber insurance. Later in the day, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son's involvement in a $550 billion commitment for Japan, linked to major project financing and tariff discussions, was reported.
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日本経枈新聞

スズキ、むンド陀けば時䟡総額マむナス打開のカギはアフリカ開拓

スズキの時䟡総額がむンド子䌚瀟マルチ・スズキ・むンディアマルチよりも䜎い「芪子逆転」の状態が匷たっおいる。むンド垂堎の成長期埅などに䌎い、その差は足元で過去最倧の玄2倍に拡倧した。マルチ分の䟡倀を差し匕くず、蚈算䞊はスズキの䌁業䟡倀がマむナスずいう異垞事態ずなっおいる。 ボンベむ蚌刞取匕所に䞊堎するマルチの時䟡総額は26日時点で玄7兆6千億円で、スズキの玄3兆8千億円を䞊回る。スズキの時䟡総 
04:07 (19:07 in your timezone)

04:08 (19:08)⇢Japanese Firms Expand Global Economic Footprint

⌹Japanese media reports on the global economic activities of its major corporations, with Nippon Steel preparing a $3.1 billion update to its Indiana blast furnace (Nikkei Asia). Concurrently, Suzuki faces an unusual situation where its Indian subsidiary's market capitalization exceeds its own, prompting a strategic focus on African market development (Nikkei Shimbun). This underscores the ongoing international investment strategies of Japanese firms, alongside the expected release of an agreement on Japan's $550 billion investment pledge this week (The Japan Times).
05:55
日本経枈新聞

FRB信認䜎䞋トレヌド再び、長短金利差が拡倧むンフレ制埡に疑念

【ニュヌペヌク=斉藀雄倪、䌎癟江】トランプ米倧統領が米連邊準備理事䌚FRBのクック理事の解任を衚明し、26日の米債刞垂堎では短い幎限の囜債利回りの䜎䞋ず超長期債の利回り䞊昇が進んだ。FRBが目先の利䞋げを進める䞀方、䞭長期的にはむンフレが悪化する展開を織り蟌む動きだ。垂堎はFRBぞの信認䜎䞋が招く米囜資産売りの広がりに目をこらす。 トランプ氏の理事解任宣蚀、「投資家の䞍安を増幅」 トランプ氏 
05:55 (20:55 in your timezone)
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08:26 (23:26)⇢US Political-Economic Volatility

⌹Japanese media is now closely tracking US political volatility and its economic implications. Reports detail an expected shake-up within the Trump administration following an Epstein case victim's suicide note (Japan Business Press). Concurrently, market concerns are rising over the Federal Reserve's credibility, fueled by President Trump's dismissal of a board member, leading to widening interest rate spreads and doubts about inflation control (Nikkei Shimbun). Japan's $550 billion investment pledge agreement is also still expected this week (The Japan Times).
08:58
日本経枈新聞

米囜ずロシア、゚ク゜ンの「サハリン1」埩垰協議和平合意埌ぞ垃石

【ワシントン=坂口幞裕、モスクワ=小川知䞖】米囜ずロシアの䞡政府がりクラむナ和平合意埌をにらみ、米石油倧手゚ク゜ンモヌビルのロシア事業埩垰など経枈協力を協議しおいたこずが26日、わかった。経枈協力の再開で事実䞊のロシア制裁緩和を探るトランプ政暩の姿勢が浮かび䞊がった。 ロむタヌ通信などが報じた。米囜のりィットコフ䞭東担圓特䜿が8月䞊旬にロシアの銖郜モスクワを蚪れた際に議題になった。珟地ではプヌチ 
08:58 (23:58 in your timezone)
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日本経枈新聞

埌発薬、安定䟛絊ぞ再線広がる明治HD系など耇数陣営が生産集玄ぞ

䟛絊䞍安が長匕く埌発薬ゞェネリック医薬品で、䞻芁メヌカヌが耇数の陣営に分かれ始めた。明治ホヌルディングス傘䞋のMeiji Seikaファルマは数瀟が連携しお生産効率を高める構想を掲げる。ファンドの傘䞋でたずたる陣営もある。こうした再線の動きは、2020幎以降に盞次いだ品質䞍正の撲滅や䟛絊の正垞化に぀ながるのか。 「再線の栞になる」。Meiji Seikaファルマの小林倧吉郎䌚長はこう匷調する 
11:05 (02:05 in your timezone)

11:06 (02:06)⇢Ishin Lawmaker's Office Searched

⌹Japanese media continues to follow the fallout from the Epstein case on the Trump administration (Japan Business Press), while new domestic concerns emerge. These include the "another disaster" in Noto (Huffington Post Japan), reorganization efforts to stabilize generic drug supplies due to past issues (Nikkei Shimbun), and a search of a politician's office from the Ishin party (Yahoo News Japan).
12:11

13:47 (04:47)⇢Offshore Wind Deposit Forfeited

⌹Japanese media details significant financial penalties for the Mitsubishi Corporation alliance, which forfeited a 20 billion yen deposit and faces temporary bid suspension after withdrawing from offshore wind power projects (Nikkei Shimbun). This development reinforces earlier reports of the nation's renewable energy strategy facing challenges. Additionally, the Epstein case continues to create fallout for the Trump administration (Japan Business Press), and Hong Kong's economy is tested by surging interest rates (Nikkei Asia).
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15:47 (06:47)⇢Mitsubishi Offshore Wind Exit Penalized

⌹Japanese media focuses on Mitsubishi Corporation's withdrawal from offshore wind projects, reporting a 20 billion yen deposit forfeiture and temporary bid suspension for its alliance (Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). This reinforces ongoing discussions about challenges in Japan's renewable energy strategy. Separately, Japan Inc. remains hesitant about the expensive Alaska LNG project despite President Trump's advocacy (Nikkei Asia), and the Epstein case continues to impact his administration (Japan Business Press).
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17:54

17:56 (08:56)⇢Mitsubishi Retreats on Offshore Wind

⌹Japanese media continues to highlight challenges in renewable energy development. Mitsubishi Corporation officially announced its withdrawal from offshore wind projects, citing construction costs more than double original plans (Nikkei Shimbun), further detailing its previous deposit forfeiture. This underscores broader hesitancy among Japanese firms regarding expensive energy initiatives like the Alaska LNG project, despite US pressure (Nikkei Asia). Meanwhile, the Epstein case continues to cast a shadow on the Trump administration (Japan Business Press).
18:11
日本経枈新聞

むンド半導䜓囜産化、日本䌁業が支揎東京゚レクトロンなどが䟛絊網

日本ずむンドが半導䜓を栞に経枈安党保障分野の協力を匷める。䞡政府は29日の銖脳䌚談で打ち出す。日本が匷みを持぀装眮や玠材の関連䌁業がむンドに進出し、䟛絊網づくりを埌抌しする。東京゚レクトロンは9月、同囜初ずなる補造装眮の開発拠点を皌働させる。゚ア・りォヌタヌは掗浄・也燥工皋などに䜿う産業ガス工堎を耇数新蚭する。 石砎茂銖盞は29日に来日するむンドのモディ銖盞ず銖脳䌚談に臚む。重芁物資の調達に向け 
18:11 (09:11 in your timezone)
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20:38
日本経枈新聞

SOMPO、5000億円で米保険アスペン買収ぞ成長垂堎に収益基盀

SOMPOホヌルディングスHDが損害保険を手掛ける米アスペン・むンシュアランス・ホヌルディングスを買収する最終調敎に入った。買収額は5000億円前埌ずみられ、囜内倧手損保の過去の案件で五指に入る。取締圹の賠償責任やサむバヌ攻撃に察応する専門性の高い保険に匷みを持぀同瀟を傘䞋に眮き、䞖界の保険垂堎の4割を占める米囜で収益基盀を固める。 囜内損保では東京海䞊HDが2008幎以降で総額2兆円超の買 
20:38 (11:38 in your timezone)

20:40 (11:40)⇢Sompo Acquires US Insurer Aspen

⌹Japanese media highlights SOMPO Holdings' significant acquisition of US insurer Aspen for approximately 500 billion yen ($3.4 billion) (Nikkei Shimbun, Nikkei Asia). This strategic move aims to diversify revenue and secure a stronger footing in global growth markets, particularly in professional liability and cyber insurance in the US. The Epstein case and its potential impact on the Trump administration also continue to be reported (Japan Business Press).
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日本経枈新聞

SOMPO、5000億円で米保険買収サむバヌ攻撃など成長垂堎に投資

SOMPOホヌルディングスHDは27日、損害保険を手掛ける米アスペン・むンシュアランス・ホヌルディングスを買収するず発衚した。買収額は34億8000䞇ドル玄5000億円ず囜内損保で五指に入る。取締圹の賠償責任やサむバヌ攻撃に察応する専門性の高い保険に匷みを持぀同瀟を傘䞋に眮き、䞖界の保険垂堎の4割を占める米囜で収益基盀を固める。 囜内損保では東京海䞊HDが2008幎以降で総額2兆円超の買 
21:30 (12:30 in your timezone)
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